Wordsworth mss. II, 1848-1909
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
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Creator
Wordsworth, William,
1770-1850
TitleWordsworth mss. II, 1848-1909
Collection No.
LMC 2095
Extent
32 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Wordsworth mss. II, 1848-1909,
consist of letters and papers of the family of William Wordsworth, 1770-1850, and
their friends. They are concerned chiefly with family matters, financial accounts,
and the welfare of Dora Wordsworth, 1858-1934, his granddaughter, after the death of
her mother.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Poet and author William Wordsworth was born on April 7, 1770 in Cockermouth,
Cumberland, England. He began attending St. John's College, Cambridge the same
year he published his first poem, in 1787, and he earned his B.A. in 1791. Along
with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Wordsworth is credited with originating the Romantic
Age of English Literature with the joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798). He was
England's Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death in 1850. Wordsworth's
most famous work, The Prelude, was published posthumously in 1850.
Arrangement
Items are arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Included in the collection are an Account book of Dora Wordsworth for 1876-1885, ink
sketches of cats on the verso of a letter dated August 6, 1872, an invitation to
William Wordsworth from the Queen to attend a ball at Buckingham Palace, a rosewood
lap desk that was owned by Mary (Hutchinson) Wordsworth, the wife of the poet, a
lock of hair of William Wordsworth and a poem fragment with his signature on verso,
a photograph of Dora Wordsworth, poems by F. A[rnold?], B. Buonomini (in honor of
Dora), and Bennet Christian Huntington Calcraft Kennedy, a piece of yew tree planted
by William Wordsworth in 1819, and a folder of printed materials.
Correspondents include: Edmund Phillips; Edward Quillinan; Dora Wordsworth; John
Wordsworth (1803-1875); John Wordsworth (1837-1927); Mary Harriet (Gamble)
Wordsworth; Mary (Hutchinson) Wordsworth.
The contents of the collection were formerly housed by Dora Kennedy in the rosewood
lap desk bequeathed to her in 1932.
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Indexing Terms
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Names
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Wordsworth, William,
1770-1850 --Correspondence.
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Wordsworth, Dora,
1804-1847--Correspondence.
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Wordsworth, John,
1803-1875--Correspondence.
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Wordsworth, John,
1843-1911--Correspondence.
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Wordsworth, Mary,
1770-1859--Correspondence.
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Related Material
Wordsworth mss. I and
Wordsworth mss. III also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana
University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1961
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Wordsworth mss. II, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Processing InformationProcessed by Staff.
Completed in 2013
Box 1
Folder 1:
1848-1872
"Isabella C[urwen] Wordsworth. Died in Italy."
Sept. 13, 1848
Quillinan, Edward to Charlotte Elliott. Jul. 28, 1849
[?] to Mrs. [Luke?] Dolan. Oct. 25,
1854
Wordsworth, Mary (Hutchinson) to Wordsworth, Marion (Dolan).
Nov. 3, 1858
Wordsworth, Mary (Hutchinson) to Kennedy, Jane Stanley
(Wordsworth). 1858
Envelope addressed to Mrs. Wordsworth, Rydal Mount, nr Ambleside.
Apr. 8, 1859
[Wordsworth, John] to unidentified correspondent. Mar. 30, 1867
Wordsworth, John to Phillips, Mrs. [Charlotte?]. Apr. 2, 1867
[Fletcher, G.?] to Saidler, Mrs. Apr. 7, 1867
Wordsworth, John to Dolan, Mrs. [Luke?]. May 8, 1867
Poem by B. Buonomini. Mar. 30,
1868
"Miss Dora Wordsworth, in reverent recollection of another
Dora and another
Wordsworth." Florence. 1871
Legg, R., manager, Hampshire Banking Company to Kennedy, Rev. B.
S. Receipt, with pen and ink sketch of three carnival figures, and
sketch of 14 cats with French captions.
Aug. 6, 1872
Folder 2:
1873-1909
Account book of Dora Wordsworth.
Feb. 23, 1876-Jul. 6, 1889
hillips, Edmund to "My dear little Pet" [Dora].
Dec. 11, 1876
Wordsworth, M[ary Harriett] to Wordsworth, Dora.
Jan. 1, 1877
Houlgate, William to Wordsworth, Rev. John.
Mar. 24, 1877
Wordsworth, John to Wordsworth, Dora.
May 20, 1881[?]
Wordsworth, John to Wordsworth, Dora.
May 24, 1881[?]
Harris, Edith M. to Wordsworth, Dora.
Nov. 5, 1894
Poem by B. C. H. Kennedy.
Mar. 18, 1909
Folder 3:
undated
Arnold, F. to Wordsworth, Mrs.
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A[rnold?] F.
"Wordsworth."
Poem.
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Fragment of letter: "of Dora W. Miss Coleridge says..."
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Kennedy, [?] to "My very dear Dora..."
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Kennedy, E. D. to Turner, Mrs. Includes lock of Wordsworth's hair.
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[Phillips, Charlotte?]. Incomplete letter to Dora.
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Wordsworth, Dora to "My dear Grdma" [Mrs. Luke Dolan].
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Wordsworth, Dora to "Dear Papa" [John Wordsworth].
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Wordsworth, John to Wordsworth, Dora. Sept. 19,
[undated]
Wordsworth, M H to Stanger, Mrs.
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Wordsworth, Marion to "My dear little girl..."
Mar.19,
[undated]
Invitation for William Wordsworth: "The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by The Queen..."
undated
[Unidentified]. "With a Father's love and best wishes."
undated
Unidentified]. Two letters in blue pencil.
undated
Folder 4: Photographs
Dora Wordsworth, granddaughter of William Wordsworth
Group of men attending dedication
Monument in cemetery of Mary (Calvert) Stanger,
1804-1890
Folder 5: Printed
Clipping on death of Rear Admiral Inglefield
Clipping on influence of Wordsworth on John Stuart Mill
Clipping on unveiling ceremony of monument to John Ruskin, reprinted,
Feb. 8, 1890
Three clippings mounted on one page about marriage of Rev. John Wordsworth and Mary Harriet Gamble; the death of John Wordsworth,
July, 1875; and the death of Mary Wordsworth, Sept. 1902
Clipping:
"England's Debt to Wordsworth,"
The Spectator,
Aug. 5, 1899,
with note in pencil by D. Wordsworth
Box 2
Piece of cherry tree
Box 3
Piece of yew tree, planted by William Wordsworth in1819
